List of Famous Sagittarians
Robert Whittaker
Robert John Whittaker is a New Zealand-born Australian professional mixed martial artist who is based in Menai, Sydney. He is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Middleweight Champion. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Whittaker was a contestant on the first series of The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes and won the welterweight tournament. Whittaker became interim middleweight champion after winning the title at UFC 213; he was promoted to undisputed champion after Georges St-Pierre vacated the UFC Middleweight Championship in 2017. As of January 19, 2021, he is #1 in the UFC middleweight rankings and #12 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.
Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle is an American Olympic gold medalist, actor, retired professional wrestler, and former amateur wrestler. He was signed to WWE as a producer.
Kyle Shanahan
Kyle Michael Shanahan is an American football coach who is the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins and Houston Texans. With the Falcons in 2016, he coordinated an offense that led the league in points scored and helped the team reach Super Bowl LI. Shanahan was hired as the head coach by the 49ers in 2017, replacing Chip Kelly. In his third season with the team, Shanahan led the 49ers to a Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl LIV.
Matt Campbell
Matthew Allen Campbell is the current head football coach at Iowa State. He was head coach at Toledo from 2011 to 2015. Prior to that, Campbell had been an assistant at Toledo, Bowling Green, and Mount Union. Campbell grew up in Ohio and briefly attended the University of Pittsburgh before transferring to Mount Union, where he played defensive line.
Vladimir Mashkov
Vladimir Lvovich Mashkov is a Soviet and Russian theatre actor and director of cinema, known to Western audiences for his work in the 2001 film Behind Enemy Lines and 2011 film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. Mashkov has also worked as a film director, producer and writer for the 2004 Russian film Papa.
Gunjan Saxena
Flight Lieutenant Gunjan Saxena is an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer and former helicopter pilot. She joined the IAF in 1994 and is a 1999 Kargil War veteran. She is the only woman to be part of the Kargil War, making her the first woman IAF officer to go to war. She is the first of two women along with Flight Lieutenant Srividya Rajan from the IAF to enter a war zone flying Cheetah helicopters. One of her main roles during the Kargil War was to evacuate the wounded from Kargil, transport supplies and assist in surveillance. She would go on to be part of operations to evacuate over 900 troops, both injured and deceased, from Kargil. In 2004, after serving as a pilot for eight years, her career as a helicopter pilot ended; permanent commissions for women were not available during her time.
Tommy Walsh
Tommy Walsh, is an English TV personality, presenter and celebrity builder best known for his DIY Television shows such as Ground Force (1997–2005) and Challenge Tommy Walsh.
Rodrigo Blankenship
Rodrigo Blankenship, nicknamed Hot Rod, is an American football placekicker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia, where he kicked the longest field goal in Rose Bowl history. He has received considerable media attention for the thick glasses that he wears during games.
Jaime Lorente
Jaime Lorente López, is a Spanish actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Daniel "Denver" Ramos in Money Heist and Fernando "Nano" García Domínguez in Élite.
Cyril Grayson
Cyril Ross Grayson Jr. is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He did not play college football, but was an All-American track sprinter at LSU.